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Born
13 December 1818 ,  Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Died
16 July 1882 ,  Springfield, Illinois, USA

Cause of Death: stroke
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Born: 13 December 1818 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Mary Ann  married  Abraham LINCOLN 4 November 1842 in Springfield, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Abraham LINCOLN  was born 12 February 1809 in Kentucky, USA.  Abraham died 15 April 1865 in Washington, DC, USA.  Abraham was the child of Thomas Herring LINCOLN and Nancy HANKS.

Mary Ann TODD died 16 July 1882 in Springfield, Illinois, USA.



daughter of Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth Ann Parker

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Mary Ann TODD married U.S. President flag photo of Abraham LINCOLN  Abraham LINCOLN
Marriage date: 4 November 1842
Marriage place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Abraham LINCOLN was the child of Thomas Herring LINCOLN and Nancy HANKS

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BirthBirth — 1818
13 December 1818
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
marriage1842 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ann TODD and Abraham LINCOLN 4 November 1842, Springfield, Illinois, USA

She was 23 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Robert Todd LINCOLN was born 1 August 1843, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 24 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1846 Birth of Child
Edward Baker LINCOLN was born 10 March 1846, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 27 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Death of Child
Edward Baker LINCOLN died 1 February 1850, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 31 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1850 Birth of Child
William Wallace LINCOLN was born 21 December 1850, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 32 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
Thomas "Tad" LINCOLN was born 4 April 1853, Springfield, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 34 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
1862 Death of Child
William Wallace LINCOLN died 20 February 1862, Washington, DC, USA

Mary Ann was 43 years old.
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
1865 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abraham LINCOLN died 15 April 1865, Washington, DC, USA
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
marriage1868 Marriage of Child
Robert Todd LINCOLN married 24 September 1868, Washington, DC, USA to Mary Eunice HARLAN
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1871 Death of Child
Thomas "Tad" LINCOLN died 15 July 1871, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mary Ann was 52 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
DeathDeath — 1882
16 July 1882
Springfield, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 63.
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